I found this episode bland compared to the others I've watched. A French Interpreter is kidnapped and forced to help a mad husband get a paper signed by a French speaking relative in order to get his wife's money. I found it unbelievable and uninteresting that he succeeded in fooling them by asking different questions of the abused man. This episode does not demonstrate any particular acumen on Sherlock Holme's sleuthing abilities, lacks the wit and humor of other episodes in this series, and seems to end abruptly leaving the viewer feeling unsatisfied.

The only American television series of Sherlock Holmes aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. It was also known as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films. It only aired for one season, 39 episodes. Most of the series was filmed in the studio with many stock shots of carriages on London Bridge and near Big Ben. The show was black and white and shot on 35mm film. Even though the show was about Sherlock Holmes, the stories were original. Some of the episodes were based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. For example, “The Case of the French Interpreter" was based on "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter." The cast of Sherlock Holmes were Ronald Howard as Sherlock Holmes, H. Marion Crawford as Dr. John Watson, and Archie Duncan as Inspector Lestrade. 1940s and 1950s were the classical period of film noir. In this episode, “The Case of the French Interpreter,” which was aired on January 17, 1955, it seems to have some film noir styles. Most of the film noir movies are about private eye, and Sherlock Holmes’s job is a private eye. Moreover, the scene when showing Paul Charon was kidnapped and tortured, it used low key lighting and a type of lighting called chiaroscuro which has obvious light and dark contrasts and lights the center.